Recently, Beijing Keplin Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of a new round of financing of more than 100 million yuan, the industrial investors of this financing are Shougang Fund and China Auto Capital, the entry of two institutions will bring more strategic resources to support Keplin and accelerate the high-quality development of the company. This is another important event after the national key R&D program led by the company was officially established by the Ministry of Science and Technology earlier this month.
01Autonomous Innovation
Whether in the international market or the domestic market, the laser industry is a sunrise industry. But at the same time, we also need to note that the laser field has a very high technical threshold. As an important national strategic technology reserve, the independent control of laser technology is especially critical.
Since its establishment in 2003, Caplin has not only witnessed the rapid development of the laser industry, but also personally experienced and promoted the local substitution in many fields, including medical beauty, laser printing, pump source, security night vision. With many years of experience, Keplin has already accumulated profound technology and innovation capability in the field of semiconductor lasers, and has achieved independent control.
In 2022, Keplin launched seven lightning series fiber lasers, including 500W-12000W, and the new product series has been popular upon launch, with nearly 20,000 units sold so far.
There is no doubt that the entry of mature industrial investment institutions will bring a more stable development environment for Caplin. After the completion of this financing, Keplin will further increase the investment in product innovation, technology research and development, talent echelon training and scientific research infrastructure construction, and create peers with industrial institutions to jointly promote industrial development.
02Industry Integration
The development and integration of laser and related technologies have formed cross-technology disciplines such as laser manufacturing, laser communication, laser detection and laser medical care, which have provided a large number of new tools for human beings to understand and transform the world. With the continued emergence of new laser technologies and applications, the role of lasers will become even more prominent.
According to data from the 2022 China Laser Industry Development Report, China's domestic laser equipment market sales revenue reached 82.1 billion yuan in 2021, up 18.6% year-on-year. It is expected that in the next 2-3 years, as the cost of laser materials decreases and reliability continues to improve, laser technology will accelerate to markets such as automotive manufacturing, rail transportation, intelligent manufacturing, new energy and intelligent monitoring.
With the above information, it is easy to see that the future of the laser industry is just around the corner. For this investment, Shougang Fund said: "Shougang Group, as a comprehensive enterprise group established more than 100 years ago, has business covering steel industry, urban comprehensive service industry, financial service industry and other fields. At present, a large market in laser applications is in steel processing and automobile manufacturing, which has a large synergy space with Shougang Group's core business."
CSC Capital also shared, "In the context of the construction of a strong transportation country, the strategic position of urban rail transit construction is constantly rising. As an advanced manufacturing technology, laser can play a unique advantage in cutting, welding, cleaning and measuring of rail transportation equipment, helping to enhance the national rail transportation equipment manufacturing capacity."
